Bag-fastener.



No. 809,756. PATBNTED JAN. 9, 1906.

E. G. STAUDE.

BAG FASTBNER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6. 1904.

EDl VIN G. STAUDE, OF. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

BAG-FASTENER- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906;

Application filed September 6, 1904. Serial No. 223,822.

To all whom it nuty concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN J. STAUDE, of Minneapolis, Hennepin county,Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBag-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for securing the closed mouth of a bagor sack; and the object of the invention is to provide a simpleinexpensive fastener which can be easily and quickly applied and onewhich will securely close the mouth of the bag and prevent escape of itscontents.

The invention consists generally in a metallic tape or ribbon havingoppositelyturned hooked ends.

In the accompanying drawings, forming,

part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a metallicfastener embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing thefastener folded with its ends about to interlock. Fig. 3 is aperspective view showing the ends of the fastener locked together. Fig.4 is an enlarged sectional view through the middle of the fastener shownin Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view of the top of a sack, showing my improvedfastener thereon.

In the drawings, 2 represents the fastener, consisting of a narrowflexible tape or ribbon, preferably of metal, having oppositelyturnedhooked ends 3, that are adapted to interlock when the ribbon is foldedaround the closed mouth of a sack and hold the fastener in placethereon. After being interlocked the ends are preferably subjected topressure to squeeze them together and prevent their. The ribbon ispreferaccidental separation. ably provided with a longitudinal rib 4,extending along the middle line of the ribbon and serving to stiffen thesame and permit the use of a lighter gage of metal. The rib also hastheeffectof making the fastener more resilient.

The rib is formed on one side of the ribbon by a depression or grooverunninglengthwise of the ribbon on the other side, and when theoppositely-turned ends of the ribbon are brought together the rib on onehook will drop into the groove on the depression of the other hook onthe opposite side of the ribbon and lock the two ends against lateralmovement, preventing them from becoming accidentally separated while thefastener is in use.

The device is designed for use particularly on floursacks, especiallythose made of paper, which cannot be securely sewed; but obviously thefastener can be applied to a cloth sack as well. The fastener may bemade of any suitable length, according to the size of the sack and thethickness of the paper or cloth of which it is composed, and anysuitable width of ribbon may be employed to obtain the necessarystrength.

I claim as my invention 1. As a new article of manufacture, a bag:fastener consisting of a flexible ribbon having a rib on one sideextending from end to end of the ribbon and formed by making alongitudinal depression or groove in the other side, and said ends beingoppositely turned to form hooks and the rib on one hook entering thegroove or depression in the other hook when they are placed togetherwhereby lateral movement of one hook with respect to the other when thefastener is in use is prevented.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a bag fastener consisting of aflexible metallic ribbon having a rib on one side extending from end toend along the middle line of the ribbon and formed by making alongitudinal depression in the other side, the ends of said ribbon beingoppositely turned to form hooks that are adapted to interlock,substantially as described.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a bagfastener consisting of aflexible ribbon adapted to be folded in a circular form around theclosed mouth of a sack and having its ends In Witness whereof I havehereunto set my hand this 26th day of August, 1904.

EDWIN G. STAUDE.

In presence of RICHARD PAUL, O. MACNAMARA.

